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University of California, Santa Barbara

2022 Men's Track and Field

Peter Michiels

  • Year Redshirt Junior
  • Position Decathlon/High Jump

Biography

UC Santa Barbara

2022 Track & Field

  • Competed at seven meets, ending the year taking 6th at the Big West Championships in both the decathlon (6613) and the high jump (2.01m)
  • Had the best high jump at the Big West Multis of 2.08m and also took 3rd in both the javelin (53.71m) and 1500m (4:42.06)
  • Had the 3rd-best score while finishing top-3 in four of 10 decathlon events at the UCSB Invite, taking 1st in the high jump (2.06m), 2nd in the 1500m (4:40.63), and 3rd in the 110H (15.49, -0.7) and javelin (50.36m)

2021 Track & Field

  • Competed at six meets, including three events at the Big West Championships where he took 5th in the decathlon (6434), 5th in the high jump (1.96m) and 14th in the javelin (47.97m)
  • Opened the year with a 2nd-place finish in the high jump (2.00m) at the Tri-Meet
  • Took 9th in the decathlon at the Adams-Klein Combined Events meet, with his best events seeing him claim the 2nd-highest score in the high jump (2.04m) and 4th in the 1500m (4:41.40)

2020 Track & Field

  • Redshirt season
  • Competed in two meets before season was canceled due to COVID-19 pandemic
  • Had a strong showing at the Gaucho Round-Up, taking 2nd in the 4x400 (3:26.26), 3rd in the javelin (47.65m) and 4th in the 110H (16.50, -1.4)

2019 Track & Field 

  • Competed in 11 meets for his first season as a Gaucho
  • Won the high jump at the Gaucho Round-Up with a personal best height of 2.00m (6' 6.75")
  • Also won the high jump at the Beach Opener in another personal best of 2.01m (6' 7")
  • Made his collegiate debut in the decathlon at the Westmont Collegiate Classic with a score of 5787 points
  • Finished third at the Big West Challenge with a height of 2.00m (6' 6.75')
  • Concluded his season at the Big West Conference Championships placing 13th in the decathlon with a personal best score of 6012 points and 11th in the high jump with a mark of 1.95m (6' 4.75")

Collegiate Bests

  • 100m - 11.92 (-0.5) - 2022 Big West Multis Championships
  • 400m - 53.43s - 2022 UCSB Invite
  • 1500m - 4:35.11 - 2019 Big West Championships
  • 110H - 15.49 (-0.7) - 2022 UCSB Invite
  • 400H - 58.38s - 2019 UCSB vs. Cal Poly
  • High Jump - 2.08m - 2022 Big West Multis Championships
  • Pole Vault - 4.12m - 2022 Aztec Invite
  • Long Jump - 6.57m - 2022 UCSB Invite
  • Shot Put - 11.38m - 2022 Big West Championships
  • Discus - 35.55m - 2022 Steve Scott Invite
  • Javelin - 53.71m - 2022 Big West Multis Championships
  • Decathlon - 6619 - 2022 UCSB Invite

Big West Championships 

  • 2022 - High Jump, 6th, 2.01m
  • 2022 - Decathlon, 6th, 6613
  • 2021 - High Jump, 5th, 1.96m
  • 2021 - Decathlon, 5th, 6434
  • 2021 - Javelin, 14th, 47.97m
  • 2019 - Decathlon, 13th, 6012
  • 2019 - High Jump, 11th, 1.95m

Historical Player Information

  • 2019Freshman

    High Jump
  • 2020Sophomore

    Decathlon/High Jump
  • 2021Redshirt Sophomore

    Decathlon/High Jump
  • 2022Redshirt Junior

    Decathlon/High Jump